Tag: Jazz
22/11/2019: “Black Orpheus” by Gary Smith
There are a few excellent takes of this truly lovely song – I picked this one because I have a softness for jazz guitar sometimes……
06/11/2019: “Umi No Ue Kara” by Yasuaki Shimizu
Japanese electronic music is vastly underappreciated in English speaking countries, which is mental considering a lot of it is instrumental. This gem was released in…
24/10/2019: “Gol-E Gandom” by Lloyd Miller
Sometimes, western attempts to blend Middle Eastern styles with Jazz can be a bit suspect. Especially if, as is the case here, the album title…
19/10/2019: “Wildflower” by Hank Crawford
The original version of this was a soulful 1972 smooth jam by Skylark. It’s a nice enough tune, if a little lacking in energy. There…
29/09/2019: “Blue Valentines” by Tom Waits
Tom Waits makes incredibly depressing music, for the most part. That doesn’t mean, however, that it isn’t astoundingly beautiful. His own distinctive, crusty tones sound…
15/09/2019: “8 Humoresques, Op. 101, B. 187: No. 7. Poco lento e grazioso in G flat major” by Art Tatum/Antonin Dvorak
I wasn’t entirely clear how to credit this one. The piece was composed by Dvorak in 1894, but Art Tatum’s version is very different in…